STEPS
Connect the ethernet cable to the PS3. Be sure the network has a DHCP server on it.
Go through the setup steps as it prompts you on your first boot up, including setting the language, time, and a user name for the PS3 system.
Go to Settings, then System Settings, and choose Format Utility.
Select Format Hard Disk, and confirm your selection twice.
Select that you want a Custom partitioning scheme.
Select that you want to Allot 10GB to the Other OS. This will automatically reserve the remaining disk space for the PS3's game operating system. When finished, it will restart the system.
Go to Settings then System Update.
Choose Update via Internet.
Follow the screens for the system update to download and install the latest system updates. Some screens only have cancel buttons, with no instructions on how to move forward. In order to move forward on those screens, use the X button on your controller.
Go to http://us.fixstars.com/support/downloads/and download and burn the software to a DVD
Put the DVD and follow the instructions on-screen
TIPS
A few Linux distros will work on the PS3. Fedora Core 5 has been proven to work, along with Yellow Dog linux
WARNING
Formatting your hard disk will cause you to lose all your data.
THING YOULL NEED
A PS3
A USB mouse and keyboard
Some storage to put the Linux on.
DVD Burner
DVD to put the software
this is important so i advise 15-20 points pl0x
Connect the ethernet cable to the PS3. Be sure the network has a DHCP server on it.
Go through the setup steps as it prompts you on your first boot up, including setting the language, time, and a user name for the PS3 system.
Go to Settings, then System Settings, and choose Format Utility.
Select Format Hard Disk, and confirm your selection twice.
Select that you want a Custom partitioning scheme.
Select that you want to Allot 10GB to the Other OS. This will automatically reserve the remaining disk space for the PS3's game operating system. When finished, it will restart the system.
Go to Settings then System Update.
Choose Update via Internet.
Follow the screens for the system update to download and install the latest system updates. Some screens only have cancel buttons, with no instructions on how to move forward. In order to move forward on those screens, use the X button on your controller.
Go to http://us.fixstars.com/support/downloads/and download and burn the software to a DVD
Put the DVD and follow the instructions on-screen
TIPS
A few Linux distros will work on the PS3. Fedora Core 5 has been proven to work, along with Yellow Dog linux
WARNING
Formatting your hard disk will cause you to lose all your data.
THING YOULL NEED
A PS3
A USB mouse and keyboard
Some storage to put the Linux on.
DVD Burner
DVD to put the software
this is important so i advise 15-20 points pl0x